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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Ali Najmabadi, Ferndale, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 3/12 (2006.01); B60L 53/22 (2019.01); H02M 3/335 (2006.01); H02P 27/06 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02M 7/5387 (2007.01); H02M 7/537 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/22 (2019.02); H02J 7/00 (2013.01); H02M 3/33592 (2013.01); H02M 7/53875 (2013.01); H02P 27/06 (2013.01); B60L 2210/10 (2013.01); B60L 2210/40 (2013.01); H02M 1/007 (2021.05); H02M 7/537 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle has a drive system that includes a battery, two inverters, an electric machine, and switches. The vehicle also has a controller that, responsive to charge mode, operates the switches to couple one of the inverters to a charge port and operates at least one of the inverters such that DC current from the charge port sequentially flows through the one of the inverters, the electric machine, and the other of the inverters to the battery.